Pence back to S.C. for fundraiser

Indiana Rep. Mike Pence is set to headline a high-dollar fundraiser in South Carolina with Gov.-elect Nikki Haley.

Pence, who’s weighing a White House bid, will appear at the Wednesday night fundraiser for the South Carolina Republican Party in Columbia, a source close to the state party told POLITICO. The event, hosted by the Business Roundtable, will cost attendees $5,000. Tickets to a reception after the fundraiser will cost $1,000 per couple, the source said.

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It’s Pence’s second trip to South Carolina this year: He did a fundraiser for Rep. Joe Wilson in May.

Pence has said he’ll announce his intentions for higher office early next year. He is also considering running for governor of Indiana—a more likely possibility now that popular outgoing Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh has announced he won’t seek the governor’s mansion.